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A quick guide for students interested in advanced metallic materials and laboratory life.
Undergraduates
Students can select our laboratory through the third-year laboratory assignment process.
Graduate Students
We welcome inquiries from students interested in graduate study and research in our laboratory.
Research Process
Students select a topic with their supervisor and advance their research through experiments, analysis, and presentations.
Laboratory Inquiries
Questions about our research and requests for laboratory visits are always welcome.
For Undergraduate Students
To join the Kim–Go Laboratory in the fourth year of undergraduate study, students must select our laboratory during the laboratory assignment process held around December of their third year in the College of Engineering Sciences, Department of Applied Sciences, at the University of Tsukuba.
For Graduate Students
If you are interested in pursuing graduate study or conducting research at Kim-Go Laboratory, please contact Prof. Kim at heeykim@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp to discuss research opportunities and admission. For detailed information regarding entrance examinations and past exam questions, please refer to the website of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
Research Process
After joining the laboratory, students discuss potential research topics with faculty members and determine their research theme. Once the topic is decided, students learn experimental and analytical methods from senior students and proceed with their research. Research progress and results are presented at weekly seminars. When sufficient results are achieved, students have the opportunity to present their work at academic conferences.
Career Paths After Graduation
Graduates apply their expertise in materials development and characterization across a wide range of industries, including the automotive and steel sectors. Those who continue to a doctoral program may also pursue research careers at universities and research institutes.
Companies
Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation (formerly Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation), JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., JX Advanced Metals Corporation, Osaka Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd., Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corporation, Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Asahi Kasei Corporation, NGK Insulators, Ltd., Noritake Co., Limited, Panasonic Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, Kyocera Corporation, Terumo Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., ExxonMobil Corporation, Bridgestone Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd., The Japan Research Institute, Limited, and others
Research Institutes & Universities
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Iwate University, Oita University, Aichi University of Education, The University of Kitakyushu, Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), The University of Jordan, and others